Hero Stories for Maine

Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, Maine, died September 24, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Springer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Staff Sgt. Eric B. Shaw, 31, of Exeter, Maine, died June 27, 2010, in Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Shaw was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Silk, 25, of Orono, Maine, died June 21, 2010, of injuries sustained when the helicopter in which he was travelling made a hard landing. Staff Sgt. Silk was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Born in March of 1989 Died May 6, 2010 in Afghanistan Spc. Wade A. Slack of Waterville, Maine, was assigned to the 707th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He completed his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and his advanced individual training at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and Englin Air Force Base, [.

Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, of South Portland, Maine, died October 3, 2009, in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade, and indirect fires. Sgt. Kirk was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Pfc. Jordan M. Brochu, 20, of Cumberland, Maine, died August 31, 2009, in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Brochu was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard, 21, of New Portland, Maine, died August 14, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Bernard was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d